Monogram pallet wood frames

Welcome, I wanted to share a pallet wood project with you all! This is a first for my husband and I. We were a little apprehensive about using pallet wood because we heard all the horror stories of how difficult it can be to work with. But who can pass up FREE wood :)

 We took these wonderful monogram letters we found at Hobby Lobby that used to hang on our sons wall in our old house and dressed them up for their rooms here in our new house.

My husband used 1/2 of a pallet to build 2 frames- a 1 1x2 to frame it out-Each board was joined using a Kreg-Jig

After the boards were joined and the outer frame was attached I used dark walnut stain to stain the front and sides of the pallet frames.

Here is the finished product. My husband used a shim on the front of the frame and drilled a hole at the top of the letters to mount them and keep them from moving..

 It can be a little difficult to remove the boards from the pallet frame, but when you get that first one off and get the hang of it, it goes pretty smoothly. We will definitely work with pallets more now that we know the how too's and not to mention the fact that it is FREE :)

I'm excited to link up with My Love 2 Create for the sCrap Wood Challenge. Head on over by following the link and check out the other wonderful projects that have been added for the challenge and check out her wonderful creative blog! 

~Blessings